An 18-year-old singer from Thornton has revealed his determination to succeed in the music business after being kicked off the X Factor. Danny Wilkin, who lives at the Bourne Poacher pub/restaurant on Fleetwood Road, which his family run, got through to the final six of the band section in the hit TV series. Danny, who [...]
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The X Factor (UK series 5)
The fifth UK series of The X Factor is currently being broadcast on ITV. It premiered on 16 August and will continue through to 13 December 2008. Auditions in front of producers were held in April/May, with callbacks in front of the judges in June. The number of applicants for series 5 reached an all-time [...]
‘X Factor’ star facing new drug claims
X Factor star Rachel Hylton is to be quizzed by producers following claims that she took drugs at the Boot Camp stage, according to a report. The People newspaper reports that Hylton, 26, is facing allegations that she smoked cannabis while she stayed at a London hotel with other contestants. The aspiring singer told Simon [...]
Dirty dancing: Strictly's Andrew Castle reveals the naked truth of how he practises his moves – Strictly Come Dancing Searies 6
Strictly Come Dancing Searies 6 – GMTV presenter Andrew Castle shocked the judges and his fellow Strictly Come Dancing contestants when he admitted that he practises his dance moves around his bedroom at night – naked. He made the admission on Saturday night’s show during his post-performance interview with Tess Daly. The former tennis star’s [...]
Tragedy was Heather’s hardest battle
Unbreakable – NEITHER the jungles of Guyana nor the ice fields of Norway held any terrors for Welsh nightclub bouncer and model Heather Loyns. For far worse than any challenges she might meet there was the day the 21-year-old student discovered that her long-lost father had died – just two days before she tracked him [...]
Estranged husband of Big Brother star in court
THE estranged husband of Big Brother star Jennifer Clark stole a 4×4′s licence plates and used them to make off from a garage without paying for his petrol. David Clark took the plates from a Suzuki Grand Vitara parked in a Somerfield car park, in Langley Moor, near Durham, on Thursday, July 24. Later the [...]
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